{"id":55784,"date":"2025-08-09T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/55784\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T16:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T16:42:08","slug":"scottie-schefflers-50-ebay-find-the-surprising-golf-accessory-he-couldnt-play-without","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/55784\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler\u2019s $50 eBay find: the surprising golf accessory he couldn\u2019t play without"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">It appears that Scottie Scheffler isn\u2019t just consistent in his scoring on the course, he\u2019s consistent in everything. From his pre-round warm-ups to the tiny objects he carries in his pocket, the No. 1 player in the world builds his game on habits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I get it. I\u2019ve had my own lucky golf pencil that survived years in my bag. Lose it, and it\u2019s like someone rearranged my furniture without asking. The wife may even be questioning my irrational mood as i search for a tiny piece of wood-surrounded graphite. For Scheffler, as he revealed at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the loss of his key item came a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What he wanted wasn\u2019t sold in any pro shop he visited. The newer versions felt wrong in the hand, maybe too light or too flimsy. For someone whose livelihood depends on precision, settling wasn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n<p>What did Scottie Scheffler need?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The item in question was a simple metal divot-repair tool, once picked up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cypresspointcc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cypresspointcc.com\">Cypress Point<\/a>. The kind no one makes anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the right size and it\u2019s metal, so they don\u2019t really make those types of divot tools anymore, so I found one there and I\u2019ve stuck with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Scheffler tracked one down on eBay, paying $50 for the privilege \u2013 and using his real name. The seller even slipped in a note for the champ. When he returned to Cypress this year, he bought extras on-site, cheaper this time, to avoid another desperate search.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottie Scheffler is a man who loves routine. It\u2019s a secret to his success. And the reason he spent $50 on eBay for a divot repair tool.<\/p>\n<p>It was from Cypress Point, but that\u2019s not the reason he bought it. \u201cIt\u2019s just the right size and it\u2019s metal,\u201d he said. \u201cThey don\u2019t really make\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOURSMartin\/status\/1953583408166097018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The story, shared on X by PGA Tour editor Sean Martin, drew the full spectrum of golf-fan reactions \u2013 from admiration (\u201coutstanding role model\u201d) to bemusement (\u201cPitch mark repairers. Fuck\u2019s sake.\u201d). 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